Russia

Agrokultura ushers in new era with record yields
- Agrimoney
- 27 August 2014
Stockholm-listed Agrokultura, with Russian sports retail tycoon Nikolay Fartushnyak now as its top investor, has yet to report a profit since it was founded in 2006.
Agrokultura raises game as investor 'lifts stake'
- Agrimoney
- 25 July 2014
Russian agribusiness giant Prodimex is said to have bought 27% of Stockholm-listed farmland operator Agrokultura, which has operations in Ukraine and Russia.
La Chine recherche les terres agricoles
- La Voix de la Russie
- 05 June 2014
La Chine loue des terres agricoles en Australie, en Océanie, en Amérique du Sud et en Russie, dit Ivan Obolentsev.
Razgulay founder arrested on embezzlement charges
- 29 April 2014
Investigators discovered that top managers signed fictitious agreements to buy land for a total of 20 billion rubles, and that the money was later transferred to shell corporations before disappearing.
Over 20 bln rbl stolen from Russian agriholding firm
- Prime
- 28 April 2014
RAI Novosti reports that the heads of the Razgulay Group, Russia's largest farmland holder, have been arrested for fraud.
Russie: détournements de fonds massifs
- AFP
- 28 April 2014
Les autorités russes ont annoncéaujourd'hui avoir mis au jour des détournements de fonds massifs liés à l'achat de terres agricoles, chiffrés à plus de 400 millions d'euros, pour lesquels les dirigeants d'une entreprise publique ont été arrêtés.
Black Earth Farming Ltd announces the divestment of Podgornoe and Ostrogozhsk assets
- Global Newswire
- 03 April 2014
Black Earth Farming sells 28,000 ha of farmlands in Voronezh, Russia to company owned by Ukrainian oligarch Oleg Bakhmatyuk and US grain trader Cargill.
Sweden's Agrokultura sees net loss grow 160% in 2013
- Interfax
- 28 Mar 2014
The company, which changed its name from Alpcot Agro, is considering selling its farms in Ukraine.
Chinese, Mideast funds to invest in Russian agricultural venture
- Wall Street Journal
- 28 Mar 2014
The Russian Direct Investment Fund said it was leading a consortium buying a $200M stake in Sodrugestvo, a Luxembourg-based crop producer operating in Russia, several ex-Soviet states, Brazil and Northern Europe.
China to cooperate with Crimea after situation stabilizes
- ITAR-TASS
- 18 Mar 2014
China has plans to lease about 10,000 hectares of agricultural land in Crimea, says Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.
Terres agricoles : la Russie, nouveau Far East pour le Japon
- Blog Finance
- 06 January 2014
Une banque japonaise serait actuellement en discussions en vue d’investir dans des terres agricoles dans l’Extrême-Orient russe.
Une banque japonaise intéressée par des terres russes
- La France Agricole
- 26 December 2013
Hokkaido Bank et un pool d'investisseurs japonaises pourraient investir dans des terres agricoles russes

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